Life & numbers

The map below displays a percentage of contraceptive use in selected countries. The data come from United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use (Department of Economic and Social Affairs). The data refer to married women aged between 15-39. Contraception in this table includes use of the birth control pill, the IUD (intra-uterine device), condoms, male and female sterilization and other modern methods. Bulgaria with 86 % ranks as the country with the highest usage of contraceptive, followed by China 84 % and Switzerland 82%.

Here is the list used to create the table. For more data check out here.